ALERT: JEW FIGURINES IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION

Poland’s Jew Figurines are in danger. We must mobilize. Buy now before it’s too late.

These Jew figurines are lucky charms – “especially for your money,” Polish salesmen explain. Why would anyone want to get rid of these figurines – it would just reduce our luck and we need all the luck we can get. The most lucky ones, if you are trying to decide which to buy, are the Jews holding the bag of coins.

In Poland, lucky owners of these Jews turn them upside down on Saturday – the Jewish Sabbath – for more good luck. Some Poles have portraits of Jews sitting at tables counting gold coins. The owners of these lucky charms turn them around on the Jewish Sabbath.

The Times of Israel reported that a Krakow city Alderman is trying to rid the city of these lucky charms.

These “figurines [are] antisemetic,” he stated, “and it’s time to realize it.”

The Alderman’s statement didn’t come out of the blue. A group of Polish Jews have been running a campaign to rid the city of these lucky charms. There is now a dangerous proposal before the city council – to strip all Krakow shop owners, who continue to sell the Jew figurines, of their permit, thus shutting them down. This is quite a proposal and has wide ranging effect since every second or third tourist shop sells these figurines. They are wildly popular.

But don’t worry, there is hope. If Krakow bans them, we can still buy them in Warsaw or other big cities.

I’m sure glad I bought my lucky charm Jews before they become scarce. Surely the price on the black market will rise. Check ebay soon. My three Jews stand proudly in my living room, just above a set of Babylonian Talmud.

I have previously written about these small figurines and the distorted view of Jews in Poland on this blog.